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As rain clouds gather, Mysore City Corporation gets crack team ready

MYSORE: The Mysore City Corporation has put in place a system to attend to distress calls from the public during the monsoon.

It has assigned the job to a team equipped with the men and machinery to attend to problems like water flowing into houses and overflowing manholes.

According to MV Ramprasad, chief of the civic body's empowered standing committee on city planning and development, 15 dedicated personnel have been assigned to the team to attend to monsoon problems. Pointing out that flooding of low-lying areas is common during this season, he said it has also damaged buildings. The team will focus on the underground drainage (UGD) network, he stated.

The committee met officers and discussed problems related to the UGD network as the monsoon is likely to hit the city this week. Superintending engineer Krishna, executive engineer Jayaram, and officials from the engineering and health departments were present.

There are 600km of UGD network in the city, whose 10 lakh population and about 1 lakh tourists generate 200 million litres of sewage per day. Of this, 160 MLD is treated at the city's three treatment plants - 60 MLD at Rayanakere plant, 67.5 MLD at Sewage Farm and 30 at Kesare unit. Ramprasad said there are 38,000 manholes in the city, which are a major source of problem during the rainy season, and asked officials to attend to complaints regarding UGD on priority.

He said Rs 5 crore has been allocated for diversion of sewage from Kukkarahalli lake and Karanji lake. Of the Rs 100 crore extended to the city, Rs 5 crore has been sanctioned for the project, he said. Besides, Rs 408 crore will be used to complete the missing links in the UGD network. The Centre-funded project under Jn-NURM will be extended, with the Centre granting sanction for phase II, he stated.

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Ramprasad said the team attending to monsoon-related complaints can be contacted at 9449841196. The team will work 24x7 during the rainy season.